NEW ORLEANS -- The North Carolina A&T bowling team finished
in fifth overall place in the Tulane Collegiate Bowling Invitational behind three
National Tenpin Coaches Association ranked teams.

The Aggies built upon a strong day on Saturday to go 2-1 on
Sunday, including two big wins against a top-20 team. The Aggies (6-6)
competed in a bakers best 4-of-7 tournament bracket to determine the champion.

The Aggies defeated No. 18 Prairie View A&M 4-3 in the
opening round. It was a key victory for
A&T, since the Aggies took Prairie View to a tie breaker, after coming back
from being 40 pins down to force an 808-808 tie in head-to-head competition on
Saturday. A&T lost the tiebreaker at
114-97 to the Panthers for their only loss on Saturday.

But on Sunday, the Aggies battled back from being down 3-2
to win the sixth game 191-147 to force the decisive seventh game. The Aggies won that handily, 190-162, to
advance in the tournament.

After defeating the Panthers, the Aggies took on No. 10
Stephen F. Austin and lost 4-1. The
Aggies narrowly lost the third match 189-88, and were only two pins behind the
Lumberjacks in the fifth match, making it a tough loss.

The Aggies then battled Prairie View A&M for fifth place
in the tournament. They defeated the Panthers again, this time 4-2, as they
closed the match with 203-133 and 179-131 wins to seal the victory.